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Approved 11/01/2017 <br /> <br />2 <br /> 54 55 AGENDA ITEM 4. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 56 <br /> 57 <br />No additions to agenda. However, item 8 will be deleted as it is not ready for discussion. 58 59 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 60 61 Introduction to the Public Charge 62 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 63 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 64 <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 65 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and 66 <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 67 <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 68 <br />will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services 69 <br />during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 70 <br /> 71 <br /> 72 PUBLIC CHARGE 73 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 74 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 75 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 76 <br />public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual 77 <br />regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting 78 <br />until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. 79 <br /> 80 <br />Lydia Wegman read the public charge aloud. 81 <br /> 82 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 83 <br /> 84 <br />No comments 85 <br /> 86 AGENDA ITEM 7: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENTS AND ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS 87 <br />– FLOOD REGULATIONS - To make a recommendation to the BOCC on government-initiated 88 <br />amendments to the text of the UDO pertaining to flood regulations and to remove the Special 89 <br />Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) from the Zoning Atlas. This item is scheduled for the November 90 <br />2017 quarterly public hearing. 91 92 PRESENTER: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor 93 <br /> 94 <br />Michael Harvey greeted the Board and began reviewing the presentation. Mr. Harvey reviewed the components of 95 <br />the packet (beginning on page 19) and provided a little bit of background on flood regulations. In 1968, Congress 96 <br />created the National Flood Insurance program. Orange County has been a member of the program since 1976. This 97 <br />program is intended to provide a means for property owners to financially protect themselves from the possible 98 <br />damage of structures resulting from flood events. Flood insurance supplements typical homeowners’ insurance 99 <br />policies which do not usually cover damage from a flood. Flood insurance is available to communities participating in 100 <br />the program, and since Orange County is a participating, flood insurance is available to local residents. Participating 101 <br />in this program means that a community adopts and enforces regulations (commonly referred to as Flood Damage 102 <br />Prevention Regulations) designed to mitigate or reduce flood risk. This includes adoption of Flood Insurance 103 <br />Regulation Maps (FIRM maps) denoting areas that are susceptible to flooding. Staff uses these documents to 104 <br />evaluate the anticipated level of floodwaters during a storm event which allows Staff the opportunity to work with 105 <br />property owners to plan for reasonable, viable development that will be reasonably free from inundation during a 106